Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Cuba
Cuba: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies was 2 patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Cuba, 2000–2022
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 2 patents for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Cuba peaked at 4 patents in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2000.
That places Cuba 33rd out of 64 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Cuba, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 patents | — |
| 2002 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 4 patents | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 2 patents | -50.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2 patents is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2 patents, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 2 patents is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2 patents, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 patents | 1 patents | 1 patents | 2 |
| 2010s | 2 patents | 1 patents | 4 patents | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 patents | 2 patents | 2 patents | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 33 Argentina 2 patents compare
- 33 Belgium 2 patents compare
- 33 Brazil 2 patents compare
- 33 Canada 2 patents compare
- 33 Chile 2 patents compare
- 33 Ecuador 2 patents compare
- 33 Greece 2 patents compare
- 33 Latvia 2 patents compare
- 33 Moldova 2 patents compare
- 33 Morocco 2 patents compare
- 33 Netherlands 2 patents compare
- 33 New Zealand 2 patents compare
- 33 Romania 2 patents compare
- 33 San Marino 2 patents compare
- 33 Slovakia 2 patents compare
- 33 Ukraine 2 patents compare
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
- Ores and metals imports 2.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Cuba?
- Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Cuba was 2 patents in 2022, according to IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 4 patents in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Cuba ranks 33rd out of 64 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data only includes energy source technologies, and excludes technologies such as energy storage or transport. Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.